Exchange Rates on 19.06.2012

(1)  The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in
 Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 a.m. are as follows:

Currency				Buying Rate	Selling Rate
U.S. Dollar				130.30		134.00
Sterling Pound			204.07		210.57
Euro				163.55		169.49
Swiss Franc			135.92		141.49
Canadian Dollar			126.74		131.66
Australian Dollar			131.14		136.57
Singapore Dollar			102.25		106.08
Japanese Yen			1.6424		1.7067

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies based on previous day’s
 market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follows:

Country				Currency		Indicative Rate
Bahrain				Dinar		350.09
Kuwait				Dinar		471.66
Oman				Rial		341.89
Qatar				Riyal		36.25
Saudi Arabia			Riyal		35.19
UAE				Dirham		35.94

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate
 (LPR) during the week ended 15th June, 2012 by all commercial banks was 13.79
 percent and 10.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks, for the month
 of May, 2012 was 8.28 percent.